Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive The courses were intended for

The courses were intended for both males and females

indicating that examples such as that above were of early manufacture

with two wide red stripes on a black background appearing on both sides

measuring 45 mm (w) x 58 mm (h))

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive The courses were intended for(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 64 mm (w) x 44. 02 mm (h),